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Being diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection (STI): sources of support for young women.
- Source :
- Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession; 2015, Vol. 50 Issue 1, p50-57, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are prevalent throughout the world with the rate of these infections increasing on a daily basis. STI acquisition has the ability to cause personal adversity and elicit feelings of stigma and shame. Aim: The aim of this paper is to report on the sources of support young women who acquired STIs drew on to overcome their associated adversity. Methods: This study utilised a feminist qualitative methodology. Findings: Findings revealed that the women drew on both personal and anonymous sources of support. Conclusion: Nurses and other health-care professionals need to be equipped with knowledge and strategies to promote personal wellbeing and minimise the adversity felt among people having acquired these infections. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
ATTITUDE (Psychology)
DISEASES
FAMILIES
FEMINIST criticism
SEXUAL health
INTERPERSONAL relations
INTERVIEWING
SUPPORT groups
SOCIAL networks
SEXUALLY transmitted diseases
SOCIAL stigma
WOMEN'S health
QUALITATIVE research
SOCIAL support
THEMATIC analysis
SEXUAL partners
PSYCHOLOGY
INFECTIOUS disease transmission
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10376178
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Contemporary Nurse: A Journal for the Australian Nursing Profession
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 109449485
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10376178.2015.1013427